Hello DG, On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, at 11:33:26 [GMT -0500] (which was 11:33:26 AM in NY, USA) DG Raftery Sr. wrote:
> Again, and I'm sure this subject will hit the dead topic instruction > soon, I would not consider Re: being utilized in a business > correspondence nor memo as "Regarding". My reasoning? > re·gard·ing, > v. tr. > To take into account; consider. Regarding is not a verb; it's a preposition. As a preposition, regarding means in relation to or referencing. As you see, the term 'regarding' and 'referencing' are synonymous. I'm not arguing with you but rather proving you indirectly correct :) However, as Dierk alluded to 'Re' is a preposition of it's own. IOW, it is not an abbreviation--it stands alone. I think many people confuse it for an abbreviation simply because many people confuse uses of the colon. The colon in this case is merely a break line of sorts between the preposition and the phrase, sentence, or term following it. It just makes the whole line more complete. Why did I bother writing this at all? Just to say that I think you are all very much correct. Even Thomas who is closest to being mistaken. While 'Re:' is certainly not an abbreviation for the word 'reply', Thomas's idea of 'in reply to' certainly does have direct correlation to 'in reference to' which correlates to 'in regards to' which is linked to 're'. -- Best regards, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stamp-co.com The Bat! v.1.62/Beta1 Windows XP build 2600 AMD Athlon 1Ghz 1.0 Gb RAM ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
